The Tok'ra, Part 2

Plot: Jacob Carter accepts an offer to blend with Selmak, thus saving the life of himself and his new symbiote. Following this and SG-1's unveiling of a mole, the Tok'ra accept Earth's offer of an alliance.


Well this was much better. A really fascinating episode in which we see Jacob and Selmak go through the process of blending. It all starts by Jacob being filled in on the details of the Stargate problem. Obviously a lot to take in, but I guess that's nothing compared to being asked to share your body with another person. Jacob and Selmak go through the getting to know you stage. Selmak needs to be sure that she'll like sharing a life with Jacob, while Jacob needs a little convincing that becoming blended with a Tok'ra is better than death. It's probably a good thing that he didn't ask Jack's opinion on that! Once they both decide that they want to go through with it, they lie down next to each other. Selmak jumps from her last host's mouth in to Jacob's and gets to work on curing his cancer. All of this took up most of the episode, but it was a very engrossing process, well produced and well acted, so good work there.

Meanwhile, the Tok'ra discover that their whereabouts has been leaked to the Goa'uld, who are have sent a couple of Ha'tak vessels to destroy them. Now if it was me, I'd immediately have pointed the finger at SG-1, but the Tok'ra don't and instead, Jack is able to smoke out the spy. All of this and the offer of more possible hosts convinces the Tok'ra that the humans might just make a suitable ally.

I'll admit, I can't remember much of how this all plays out, so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens over the next couple of seasons. In particular, it should be interesting to see how Jacob grows in to his new role as liaison between Earth and the Tok'ra.

8 out of 10